Dagestan

February 14, 2026 14:00

• A government VPN procurement highlights the problem of accessing messaging apps in Dagestan.

  The Ministry of Digital Development of Dagestan has placed a contract for VPN services amid Telegram's slowdown. Residents of Makhachkala report that Telegram and WhatsApp* messaging apps still won't open without a VPN.

February 14, 2026 08:10

• The sentence against the security officer in the case of Dalgatov's death has been upheld.

  The cassation court upheld the sentence of Makhachkala police officer Islam Atavov, convicted in the case of the death of detainee Kurban Dalgatov.

February 14, 2026 04:20

• The prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit to demolish a children's center in Paraul.

  The children's center building in the village of Paraul, where children were poisoned by carbon monoxide, was built without permission and in violation of regulations. The Dagestan prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit to have it demolished.

February 13, 2026 17:00

• A resident of Dagestan is suspected of justifying terrorism.

  The publication of an audio recording on a personal social media page resulted in a criminal prosecution for a Dagestani resident under the article on the propaganda of terrorism on the internet.

February 13, 2026 13:52

• A resident of Kaspiysk has been arrested in connection with a terrorism case.

  Security forces detained a Kaspiysk resident in connection with a case involving the collection of funds via a cryptocurrency wallet to purchase weapons for illegal armed groups. A court has remanded him in custody.

February 13, 2026 10:53

• An investigator's visit left the father of an injured conscript from Dagestan disappointed.

  A military investigator showed no interest in a conscript from Dagestan's claims of being beaten at his unit. A decision on whether to open a criminal case has not yet been made. The victim, Magomedbek, is paralyzed from using half his body, according to his father. Lawyers have recommended that his family be as proactive as possible in seeking an investigation into the incident.

February 13, 2026 02:55

• Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

  Ibragim Zakharov and Magomed Ibragimov from the Kizilyurt district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,807 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

February 12, 2026 23:59

• A Stavropol resident has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term in connection with an attack on Dagestan.

  The Khasavyurt District Court has sentenced a participant in the 1999 attack on military personnel in the Botlikh District of Dagestan.

February 12, 2026 12:57

• Residents of Makhachkala complained of constant power outages.

  Power outages in the Reduktorny settlement in Makhachkala are frequent and last for long periods. Residents say appeals to local officials regarding this issue have been fruitless.

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